vilxv00039.xmlBrother Rat CollectionA Guide to the Brother Rat Collection, 1934-1939 MS.0005Diane B. JacobVirginia Military Institute Archives

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2025-04-09 17:51:53 -0400.Description is written in: Undetermined, Code for undetermined script script. Virginia Military Institute Archives "Brother Rat" collection Finklehoffe, Fred F. (Fred Franklin), 1910-1977 Monks, John C., Jr. (John Cherry), 1910-2004 MS.0005 /repositories/3/resources/89 1 cubic feet 3 manuscript boxes 1934-1939 Manuscripts stacks English . Scope and Contents

The "Brother Rat" collection consists of photographs, playbills, clippings, correspondence, and other items documenting the stage and film versions of "Brother Rat."

Biographical / Historical

"Brother Rat" by Fred F. Finklehoffe and John C. Monks, Jr. was a play and subsequently feature film. Set at VMI, from which the authors graduated in 1932, the play was a Broadway hit in 1936 and was subsequently produced by many regional theaters. The film was produced by Hal B. Wallis for Warner Brothers Studios in 1938. Its stars included Ronald Reagan, Eddie Albert, and Jane Wyman.

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Preferred Citation

"Brother Rat" collection, 1934-1939. MS 0005. VMI Archives, Virginia Military Institute, Lexington, Virginia.

Virginia Military Institute—Drama Virginia Military Institute—Alumni—Publications Virginia Military Institute—Class of 1932 Brother Rat (play and feature film) Playbills Photographs Feature films Correspondence Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004 Albert, Eddie, 1906-2005 Wyman, Jane, 1914-2007